What is Eric Bischoff best known for?

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What is Eric Bischoff best known for?​

Eric Bischoff. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and subsequently, the General Manager of WWE’s Raw brand.

Why did Greg Bischoff take over for Verne Gagne?​

Because of Nelson’s sudden unavailability, Verne Gagne and his son, Greg opted to recruit Bischoff (who initially had no desire to be in front of the camera) to fill-in on the interviews.
Bischoff believed that they thought that he would be a good replacement due to his immediate availability in the television studio, and the fact that he was already wearing a suit and tie.
How did Eric Bischoff start his wrestling career?
Bischoff started in wrestling working for the Minneapolis, Minnesota based American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1987 under the ownership of Verne Gagne. In 1989, Bischoff would become an on-air interviewer and host of the AWA until the company folded in 1991.

How did Eric Bischoff become the first general manager of WWE?
In 2002, Bischoff was hired by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, formerly WWF) to be the general manager of Raw. Although primarily an on-screen role, Bischoff had a wide range of contacts within WWE to whom he could pitch creative ideas. He debuted as the first Raw general manager on the July 15 episode of Raw.

What happened to WCW president Eric Bischoff?​

On September 10, 1999, Bischoff was relieved of his management position with WCW by TBS Sports chief Harvey Schiller. The job title “President of WCW” was eliminated. He was replaced with WCW accountant Bill Busch, who was named Senior Vice President.